A former contestant on “The Apprentice” has filed a lawsuit against her former mentor, and now the president-elect, Donald Trump.

Summer Zervos alleges Trump caused damage to her personally and professionally by making defamatory remarks about her and other women who accused Trump of touching them inappropriately.

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Zervos alleges Trump’s remarks on Twitter about her and other women lying about alleged incidents caused serious harm.

“In his effort to win the Presidency and counter the damage to his election prospects caused by his own recorded words with Billy Bush, Mr. Trump knowingly, intentionally and maliciously threw each and every one of these women under the bus, with conscious disregard of the impact that repeatedly calling them liars would have upon their lives and reputations,” attorneys wrote in a lawsuit filed in New York County Court.

According to the lawsuit, Trump contacted Zervos several times in the days after the allegations. The lawsuit alleges Trump lied at least 17 times during the campaign about the allegations.

The lawsuit states Zervos decided to come forward after hearing the comments Trump made about women on a recorded conversation between Billy Bush and himself. Court documents state Zervos decided to come forward after Trump dismissed the comments as “locker room talk.”

Zervos is seeking a trial by jury to after she alleges she suffered “at least $2,914” in financial losses because of the alleged incident.

She is seeking to “undo this harm, including a retraction and apology,” according to the document.

Zervos is not the only person who has filed a civil suit involving Trump. As of November 2016 around 75 civil suits were pending involving Mr. Trump.